MULTILATERAL MEETING OF NIGERIAN, CHADIAN AND NIGERIEN MILITARY DELEGATIONS ON THE COUNTER TERRORISM CAMPAIGN
From Right: Air Marshal A.N Amosu, Chief of Naval Staff Vice Admiral U.O Jibrin, and Lt General KTJ Minimah; Chief of Army Staff |
The Chiefs
of Defence Staff of Nigeria, Chad and Niger today met along with delegations
from countries participating in the ongoing counter terrorism campaign to
review the progress so far made in the operations conducted by the countries.
According to the spokesman Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, the meeting was coordinated by Nigeria’s Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh who set the meeting in motion declaring that the essence was to fine tune the coordination of the activities of the collaborative efforts of the operations, the meeting eventually resolved to established a structure for joint planning to enhance the operations and consolidate on the successes so far achieved in the mission with a view to accelerating the tempo of operations.
According to the spokesman Defence Headquarters, Major General Chris Olukolade, the meeting was coordinated by Nigeria’s Air Chief Marshal Alex Badeh who set the meeting in motion declaring that the essence was to fine tune the coordination of the activities of the collaborative efforts of the operations, the meeting eventually resolved to established a structure for joint planning to enhance the operations and consolidate on the successes so far achieved in the mission with a view to accelerating the tempo of operations.
Accordingly,
a Joint Operations Headquarters (JOH) is to be established and activated
immediately, pending any other structure being put in place at regional
and international organisations level
with regards to the counter terrorism efforts.
The three countries actively involved in the ongoing operation namely,
Nigeria, Chad and Niger are expected to utilize the structure to beef up their
Liaison Teams already operating in the mission area.
The
arrangement is to enhance operational and tactical coordination as well as the
synchronization of command, control and communication in the field and the
higher headquarters. The structure will
operate in cognisance of existing bilateral and multilateral documents and
understanding among the countries.
The meeting
also resolved to enhance correct reportage on the operation as against the
observed trend of sensationalism, propaganda or misleading reports emanating
from certain quarters claiming to be reporting the mission. The authorized spokespersons are to coordinate
and facilitate this arrangement.
The meeting
had the Chief of Defence Staff of Chad, Lt Gen Brahim Seid Mahamat and Niger’s
Chief of Defence Staff, Lt Gen Seyni Garba leading their countries delegations
while Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen KTJ Minimah, Chief of Naval Staff,
V Adm UO Jibrin and Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal AN Amosu and senior
officers from Service Headquarters constituting Nigeria’s military delegation
at the meeting.
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